whether you agree with fdr or not, jimmy carter and ronald reagan for eight years. the dramatic changes, though they started off with the country really in a slew -- >> there's another reason why he was so popular. he had tax breaks and those tax breaks, an economy that grew by 9.8% while he was in office. >> his ideas worked, but he inspired the country. >> he inspires people into it? he bought their confidence? >> after 3 1/2 years of ronald reagan before the great recoverytook hold. >> this gets to beth's point, whether people perceive their government as helping them or not. all this massive government intervention, americans want to say, get our free market back. get out of our way. >> as the leader we want to bring back from the 80s. i think -- >> why don't you join now? >> no, let's talk about president reagan. he was at 42% popularity. he had unemployment of 10.8%. and he managed to come out of that. it is way too early. tax cuts have been dancing on the grave of president obama. >> the metlife study, and by the way, congratulations on it, beth. the study sh

whether you agree with fdr or not, jimmy carter and ronald reagan for eight years. the dramatic changes, though they started off with the country really in a slew -- >> there's another reason why he was so popular. he had tax breaks and those tax breaks, an economy that grew by 9.8% while he was in office. >> his eas worked, but he inspired the country. >> he inspires people into it? he bought their confidence? >> after 3 1/2 years of ronald reagan before the great recoverytook hold. >> this gets to beth's point, whether people perceive their government as helping them or not. all this massive government intervention, americans want to say, get our free market back. get out of our way. >> as the leader we want to bring back from the 80s. i think -- >> why don't you join now? >> no, let's talk about president reagan. he was at 42% popularity. he had unemployment of 10.8%. and he managed to come out of that. it is way too early. tax cuts have been dancing on the grave of president obama. >> the metlife study, and by the way, congratulations on it, beth. the study show

ronald reagan stood for principle. this guy stands for polls. >> he's not nearly as liberal as ronald reagan. he's never said complete amnesty. >> here's the difference between him and ronald reagan -- >> he's controlled by the unions. >> you can prove quantitatively that these republicans have filibustered, have been more obstructionist than any in -- >> ronald reagan never went around the world apologizing for america. ronald reagan was proud to be an american at every single instant of his being. and it does not say -- >> the president is proud -- >> humility is not shame. humility is not shame. >> apologizing for americans -- >> accepting responsibility for something is not the same -- >> apologizing for america is not what a president should do. >> -- based on big government. there's a revolt in this government against -- >> larry: let me get a break and -- >> there's a difference between apologizing and apologizing for george bush's america, which we should apologize for. sorry. >> larry: we'll be right back with

signing that makes february 6th every year ronald reagan day. the bill signed in simi valley reagan was governor of california before he became president of the united states. governor schwarzenegger says the day will serve as a reminder of everything reagan did for the state. >> a few of any figures have had such a profound influence on me as ronald reagan. he's my hero. i have a bust of him in my office. pictures of him in my office. some of the cabinet room is named after him. the ronald reagan cabinet room and when we make decisions we think first o about what would ronnie have done. >> reagan's 100th birthday will be february 6th of next year. a second bill creates a commission to created a reagan centennial celebration. >>> tonight a controversial cocaine law signed during reagan's presidency is headed to president obama's desk with major revisions. congress passed the "fair sentencing act" today narrows the divide for possession of crack and powder cocaine. that measures alters a nearly 25-year-old law that puts a person convicted of crac

reagan did ronald reagan was the antithesis of the tea party. he colluded, conspired, cooperated to o'neill -- with tip o'neill, the democratic speaker, to sit social security in 1983. having seen what happened with the tax cuts in 1981, he signed the largest tax increase in history because he was worried about the budget deficit. the cardinal principle of it tea party, according to stanley greenberg and this survey, is that any cooperation with the other side is viewed as treason. this is not good for democracy. this is unhealthy for democracy of any sort. >> i admire your retroactive admiration of ronald reagan. he was a guy so conservative that he opposed the return of the panama canal, for god's sake. that somehow he was a closet liberal -- he was so right wing in 1980's the even conservatives were worried about his election. to paint him as kind of a moderate is completely wrong. >> you are not addressing the point that mark made. >> last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv. hi, i'm ric

reagan did ronald reagan was the antithesis of the tea party. he colluded, conspired, cooperated to o'neill -- with tip o'neill, the democratic speaker, to sit social security in 1983. having seen what happened with the tax cuts in 1981, he signed the largest tax increase in history because he was worried about the budget deficit. the cardinal principle of it tea party, according to stanley greenberg and this survey, is that any cooperation with the other side is viewed as treason. this is not good for democracy. this is unhealthy for democracy of any sort. >> i admire your retroactive admiration of ronald reagan. he was a guy so conservative that he opposed the return of the panama canal, for god's sake. that somehow he was a closet liberal -- he was so right wing in 1980's the even conservatives were worried about his election. to paint him as kind of a moderate is completely wrong. >> you are not addressing the point that mark made. >> last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv.

ronald reagan knew this. [applause] and remember, ronald reagan had it right about our economy, and if he thought the department of education are one size fits all policy-making bureaucracy that fits no one, we have seen that with no child left behind. they send us unfunded are underfunded mandates to states, and then we cannot do what we do best, which is we want to keep that money right here in the state, and we want to put it into that class or more the parents, the teacher, and the tiles are the stakeholders. we want to do that ourselves and keep our money here. ronald reagan knew that we could do that, and it would be better served. there are other agencies and departments you can think of or we're spending several dollars that we do not need to be spending, and we need to start cutting back there. we then need to take back our economy, and we know how to do that, by simple things like auditing the said, a true audit of the fed. [cheers and applause] liquidating fraudy mac and phony mae. [laughter] [appl

ronald reagan knew this. remember, ronald reagan had it right, and if he thought a one size fits all policy making bureaucracies that fits no one -- we have seen that with no child left behind -- is sends money to states, and we cannot do what we do best, which is to put that money in the classroom, where the parent and teacher and child are the stakeholders. we want to do that ourselves and keep our money here. ronald reagan knew we can do that and it would be better served. there are other departments where we are spending federal dollars, and we need to start cutting back there. we then take back our economy, and we know how to do that by simple things like auditing the fed, liquidating fraudy mac and phony mae, and we can secure the borders, and forceful laos. -- forceful laws. -- enforce the laws. if we know what is going to take to get our economy where we needed. we know as americans that our constitution has worked and will work again. we know ronald reagan was right when he said the government is not

reagan did ronald reagan was the antithesis of the tea partrt he colluded, conspired, cooperated to o'neill -- with tip o'neill, the democratic speaker, to sit social security in 1983. having seen what happened with the tax cuts in 1981, he signed the largest tax increase in history because he was worried about the budget deficit. the cardinal principle of it tea party, according to stanley greenberg and this survey, is that any cooperation with the other side is viewed as treason. this is not good for democracy. this is unhealthy for democracy of any sort. >> i admire your retroactive admiration of ronald reagan. he was a guy so conservative that he opposed the return of the panama canal, for god's sake. that somehow he was a closet liberal -- he was so right wing in 1980's the even conservatives were worried about his election. to paint him as kind of a moderate is completely wrong. >> you are not addressing the point that mark made. >> last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv. onstage at the champagne theatre in branson, miss

ronald reagan knew this. rember, ronald reagan had it right, and if he thought a one size fits all policy making bureaucracies that fits no one -- we have seen that with no child left behind -- is sends money to states, and we cannot do what we do best, which is to put that money in the classroom, where the parent and teacher and child are the stakeholders. we want to do that ourselves and keep our money here. ronald reagan knew we can do that and it would be better served. there are other departments where we are spending federal dollars, and we need to start cutting back there. we then take back our economy, and we know how to do that by simple things like auditing the fed, liquidating fraudy mac and phony mae, ande can secure the borders, and forceful laos. -- forceful laws. -- enforce the laws. if we know what is going to take to get our economy where we needed. we know as americs that our constitution has worked and will work again. we know ronald reagan was right when he said the government is not the s

. >> governor schwarzenegger approves a day set aside for ronald reagan. >> then later on "nightline". >> carolyn and dan coming up next on "nightline", why gold company endorsed by glen beck being invest debited for allegedly ripping off his customers. we have the story. plus the cap is on but is oil still seeping from bp broken well? we have the latest [ male announcer ] whoa, the new ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. get ready for the ride of your life. wipeout in waves of tender turkey and crispy bacon. gaze upon the rad rainbow of voluminous veggies and cool, sea-green avocado all on freshly baked bread. are you up for the ultimate? ♪ then you've got to try the totally new subway ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. carve one up today. crank up the flavor at subway. >> closed captioning brought to >>>.by mancini sleepworld >> stanford university scientist who shared a nobel peace prize with al gore died suddenly unexpectedly. snyder was leading research interclimate change and advised every president since richard nixon. he also is served on ber national research panel on global war

. >>> you can add ronald reagan day to your calendar now. former first lady nancy reagan joined governor schwarzenegger in simi valley today for a ceremonial signing of the bill making february 6th ronald reagan day in california. >> this will be a day in which our schools can teach our kids about ronald reagan's work for this state and country he loved so much. it will be a day also in which all californians can reflect on and remember with great affection his quick it wiwitt a charm. it will be a day in which generations can pause and honor the life and legacy of california's favorite son, ronald reagan. >> so now february 6, 2011 will late ronald reagan's 100 rnlg birthday. >>> ahead, condoleeza rice jamming with one of the world's great entertainers. >>> and then golf art making a splash down on the would thor front in this rocket ship. >> and cloaked in secrecy, the bride to be and wedding of the year is in hiding. the latest rumors about chelsea clinton's wedding. >>> good evening. about 10 degrees below average for many of us today fr

i said, i knew ronald reagan. you're not ronald reagan. and i quoted the four big tax increases done by ronald reagan, seven lesser ones, and a total of $132 billion in tax increases under those eight years. and why? to make the government run. and that was his fine eight years as one of our most beloved presidents. so, with that, i will then receive mail tonight and tomorrow that i spoke again to raise taxes and put a vat on top of the income tax plus something else, i don't know what it will be, but it will be a royal hammer blow, and i thank you for listening but we want to hear from you. [applause] >> as you can see, i have no need for a joke writer any more. i just steal everything al says and it seems to work perfectly. i will tell you, al, i do know one rule of politics that you don't, and that is always be introduced by someone that you contributed to. >> that is not true. >> governor purdu has been my friend, i have been her supporter. i believe in her. she is strong, she is tough. and, by god, she gets the job done. and last nigh

february 6th of next year would have been ronald reagan's 100th birthday. >>> time now is 5:17 and sal is watching the bart delays. hi, sal. >>> right now there are 15 to 20 minute delays as you are on the bay point lane getting into san francisco. they had some earlier track side problems in concord. let's go to live pictures now, we want to show you the traffic is moving along pretty well on 880 northbound. no major problems on the coliseum. the traffic continues to look good all the way into downtown oakland and this morning's traffic is going to be okay. the westbound traffic looks good passing the toll plaza and getting to foster city and 2820 northbound and southbound, that traffic is moving along well. now to steve. >>> thank you, sal, a couple of factors today, some of the higher elevations are running significantly warmer, yet the sea breeze is picking up. if you liked the weather conditions then, you should like them. there's still a strong push on the fog. low overcast, sunny, breezy. 60 to near 80 degrees. 65, that's 13 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago, a sign of warmer air

the law designates february 6 as ronald reagan day in california and the breeze six of next year would have been his 100th birthday. the legislation also plans a break in centennial event. >>> san francisco city attorney is appealing a court ruling and i'll leave a city supervisor to run for reelection. she claims that she served the two term-limit but she only served three years during her first turn and feels she should be eligible to serve a second full term. herrera says that the first three years should count for a full term. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed officially withdrew his request to place a new ballpark initiative on the november ballot. asked the mayor to hold off to another and he is still seeking a city called the resolution in support of moving oakland a's to san jose. such a move requires the approval of major league baseball but because of the territorial rights belong to the san francisco jets. >> commissioner of major league baseball has requested that we not have a ballot measure regarding baseball on november 3 and has offered to help pay for the cost of the speci

of nuclear weapons from the face of the earth ronald reagan obviously is a republican president most republicans look up to their many republicans have seen this movie and have really loved it and i take a lot of pride in saying that this movie has bit of a nonpartisan feel we live in a very different time now than we did during the cold war and i believe that this is an idea whose time has now come because post nine eleven as we all know. the issue is much more about terrorists getting their hands on a nuclear weapon either buying stealing or making a nuclear weapon and smugly into a city in new york city that could have been a nuclear weapon instead of firecrackers and propane in mumbai indians are very concerned that that could have been a nuclear bomb smuggled in there are a lot of people who have changed their way. their think about nuclear weapons now that thought about them differently during the cold war and i think that should give us all hope because terrorists you know terrorists proliferation with nuclear weapons is a serious serious issue while you're right securing the

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ronald reagan knew this. remember, ronald reagan had it right, and if he thought a one size fits all policy making bureaucracies that fits no one -- we have seen that with no child left behind -- is sends money to states, and we cannot do what we do best, which is to put that money in the classroom, where the parent and teacher and child are the stakeholders. we want to do that ourselves and keep our money here. ronald reagan knew we can do that and it would be better served. there are other departments where we are spending federal dollars, and we need to start cutting back there. we then take back our economy, and we know how to do that by simple things like auditing the fed, liquidating fraudy mac and phony mae, and we can secure the borders, and forceful laos. -- forceful laws. -- enforce the laws. if we know what is going to take to get our economy where we needed. we know as americans that our constitution has worked and will work again. we know ronald reagan was right when he said the government is not

caller: what we're seeing today goes back to ronald regularans. -- ronald reagan. when reagan stepped into office we were the largest creditors of the world. the leaders of the world l were all -- ronald reagan fixed that with supply-side economics. i was affected by his 1986 tax break. i looked up those tax breaks, and there is a qualifier in parentheses, always favors the wealthy. highway "you always have american enterprise interest two tute and they have theories. let's look at real life. when f.d.r. straightened it out and made the wealthy responsible for their fair share, we had pretty good -- we had the best economy in the world and the best middle class in the world, and didn't have all this corruption and everything. well, ronald reagan came and lowered the tax rate. i think we should go back to 50% tax rate as they were brf reagan. this entire experiment has been a dismal failure. host: les let's go to the republican line in richmond, virginia. caller: i take a whole different view of this whole thing. i tried one time to fill out my taxes, and i talked t

that drove the 1986 amnesty by ronald reagan. it drove a decision to do the right thing and get this conflict between the parties and a group of people who came for jobs and resolved it. it did not work. it did not work because there is no end to how many new immigrants the democratic party would like to have filling their ranks to displace voters coming to the republican party over time. that's the politics of it. in the case of 187, it was a frustration by the people of california, like arizona, and by the way, 221, that we had to do something that it was -- that we had to do some t thing,wo-to- one. 187 was conceptually right. do i think finding legal-born americans as a good tactic? know. the work site enforcement and people coming for a handout -- was a good tactic? no. i do think parts of 187 were absolutely right. the federal government was not doing its job and the people of california were then and are now, including many legal citizens, latina's citizens, whether they are from guatemala or mexico, they are frustrated be

i'm not as crazy a liberal as ronald reagan. i wouldn't talk about that kind of amnesty. the last time we didn't pass anything, we automatically gave how many millions of people amnesty? let's get something done now. that's what this arizona law is -- it gives usa opportunity. >> we need a free market solution. not amnesty. have people come forward, say they've done something wrong, pay a penalty. we need to strengthen border security. we need a guest worker program. >> larry: those people already here illegally can stay if they agree to it? >> give them a path to legal status. but at the end, the key is, go to the root of the problem, which is an incredible demand our economy has for foreign workers. the unions don't want to see more guest worker programs. that's why obama and the democrat leadership -- >> please, we have an illegal employer problem. not an illegal -- >> larry: aisha, who by the way has a new short film called "committed" on her facebook page. she's the face of alana on fx's "archer." >> actually agree with most of what's been said here. and we can kind

the late ronald reagan. th >>> california is setting aside a day to pay tribute to the late ronald reagan. >> the former president and california governor will be honored during the projected reagan day. each year on february 6, governor schwarzenegger signed a bill yesterday that encourages schools to spend that day commemorating reagan's life. the governor also signed a bill to form a commission to plan festivities marking reagan's 100th birthday next year. both of the reagan bills received unanimous support in the legislature. >>> awww. >> cute alert. >> newborn dolphin now swimming next to her mom at the minnesota zoo. >> okay. it's cute. [ laughter ] >> she was born last weekend. the mother named alley giving birth after 2 hours of labor and 12 months of pregnancy. >> 2 hours o labor. >> the new child is 3 feet long. >> if everything goes smoothly the calf will be on exhibit in the fall. >> you know how many people were going, 2 hours of labor, that's nothing. i had 3 hours. >> 30 hours. >> then 3 feet

second, this ronald reagan thing. the man sold weapons to trorists behind the backs of the american people. did you emphasize that in? your in there were 138 reagan officials indicted or forced to resign. the man was a complete fraud. but americans did? he make did -- what americans did he make feel good? white americans? guest: i salute you for being more pressed about iraq. i was leaving iraq had a nuclear program. i was inclined to believe saddam hussein had a nuclear program because he had one for the gulf war. we had not inspected there since 1998. given that there was not much of a mechanism on the ground to inspect what he was doing, i figured that he would go back to his old ways. he had a long history of wanting to be the greatest power in the middle east. on ronald reagan, i tried to make it clear, this book is not a defense of ronald reagan pose foreign-policy in general or particularly hisomestic policy, about which i would have enormous criticism. even on the foreign-policy front, i spoke about how many p

. >>> governor schwarzenegger signed legislation that honors the late president ronald reagan. it happened at a ceremony at a reagan library in simi valley. former first lady nancy reagan was on hand. the law puts his birthday, february 6th as ronald reagan and sets up a commission to decide how the state will celebrate the day. >> it will be a day in which all californians can reflect on, his quick whit and charm and unwavering optimism. it will be a day where people can pause and remember him. >> reagan served as california governor and would have turned 106 on february 6th. >>> san jose and san francisco are the top five cities when it comes to consuming what product? we'll have the answer for you in a moment. woman: did you bring the camera phone? man: i did. do you wanna go first? i've been waiting for this all day. ok, this is from... aunt stacey. introducing chase quickdeposit. just photograph the front and back of your check using the chase mobile app on your iphone, and hit send. it went through. this is so cool. this is so cool. you wanna try it? yea. ok. all right. w

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kennedy-ronald reagan model to make sure we get our economy back on track. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will remind both sides that the gentlewoman from north carolina has 11 1/2 minutes remaining and the gentleman from florida has 14 minutes remaining. mr. hastings: i'm pleased to yield to the distinguished gentleman from new jersey, mr. andrews, who is a good friend of mine, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. andrews: it must, mr. speaker, be a luxury to have the ability to think about the great sweep of economic history since the 1930's. and i enjoyed very much the remarks of my friend from california, but we're here to talk today about 2.5 million americans who don't have that luxury. these are people who have been out of work for a very long time. and as the first of the month rolls around very soon and there's no rent pa

. >> after ronald reagan's challenge to the soviets. > >>. >> collapse of the soviet union left to freedom in central arab wra people in the countries return to islamic roots others embraced christiaty. his conversion followed a drug addiction that caud him to lose everything. his family, home, business and his health. a christian visit approached his hospital bedside as he suffered with tb. >> he was a friend we shared needles i saw him as a different person. i saw his eyes they were differen eyes. i saw he was a newman, a happ man. so i wanted to learn how he changed his life around. >> he came to christ and escap his addiction at this drug center in elmontie. it is one of the 8 ownd and operated by the evangelical alliance. resides learn automobile engine repair. we found them working together to prepare a broken van for repair and refurbiment they will sell it and the profits go to the rehab center the facility is self support issing chicken, food, cows milk and beef and the pigs will be fattened and sold or eaten. fruits and vegetabl grown in the garden the is spiritual nourishment. r

ronald reagan gave us those solutions. he knew that the keynesian economics that came in the 1930's didn't work then, didn't work for jimmy carter and it doesn't work now. he also knew what john f. kennedy in new that if you want more tax revenue, just reduced the marginal tax rates. that's why i took thepledge yesterday, maybe the day before yesterday. i signed the pledge to permanently repeal the death tax. [applause] ronald reagan also said to us the governnt is not a solution, they are the problem. we the people are the solution. we know that he ran that ad and we are going to provide the simple solutions. we know what it's going to take to do the things that need to be done. we all heard what's wrong ith our country and congressman from minnesota told us last night in a very moving speech just exactly what's gone wrong in the last 18 months and we know what those solutions are. they are simple. first, pnac, second, cut back and third, take back. payback, payback on the deficit and debt. payback that $2.5 trillion that

the law designates february 6th as ronald reagan day in california. >> this will be a day in which our schools can teach our students of his love and the country that he loved so much. >> february 6th of next year would have been his 100th birthday. they will create a commission to plan centennial events. >>> a jury in chicago is getting ready for its first full day of fundamental deliberations in rod blagojevich. the jury received the case today and began their deliberations. rod blagojevich is accused of trying to sell barack obama's illinois senate seat which mr. obama vacated after being elected president. >>> two employees of an international software company in san francisco are accused tonight of writing themselves more than $2 million in extra payroll checks. they worked for autonomy incorporated. the women were financial analysts and a payroll clerk. the pair operated the scam for four years cutting themselves at least $2.6 miin bonus checks. >> they essentially ended up being foxes that were guarding the hen house. >> investigators say that the scam was discovered only after

you know, ronald reagan said taxes should hurt. in fact, of course, he was wrong. we try to design taxes that are bearable, that hit people who are the most able to pay. and as much admitted that this tax does that, it hits people most able to pay, it's bearable. when he said the that, was volatile, what was he saying? he said when people have a lot of money, when the money is moving around, that's when this tax kicks in. that's exactly what you want in a tax. i still think the city could save money by defunding the city comest's line item. supervisor avalos: thank you. any other member of the public who would like to comment on item number two? i will close public comment. [gavel pounded] colleagues, since the plan is supporforward all of these measo the full board i'm fine sending them without recommendation. we could have a discussion there, where we'll give them our approval for the november ballot. so if we're okay to move forward without recommendation? without objection, very good. [gavel pounded] i'm not sure if president chiu is coming for his. want to go

in 1972, ronald reagan appointed her to the bench, and after five years serving there, she was the founder of the san francisco crime lab fund, which brought one of the first san francisco for in the print commuters -- computers. she was a member of the san francisco bart an advocate for women's rights all of her life. she is survived by her daughters, her grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. thank you. madam clerk: thank you, supervisor chu. supervisor daly? supervisor dufty? supervisor dufty: i have an in memorian, someone who collapsed and passed away at while jogging. he grew up in los angeles and completed his undergraduate work at the university arkansas in the medical education at the university of arkansas medical school. he came back to california it, and he found his spiritual and professional home. he joined the emergency room staff part-time in 1987, and soon, he joined full time in the emergency room and then begin the medical director of the emergency room until his passing. he was known as someone that was loved by patients. he was always someone to help a patient wi

the law designates february 6th as ronald reagan day in california. >> this will be a day in which our schools can teach our students of his love and the country that he loved so much. >> february 6th of next year would have been his 100th birthday. they will create a commission to plan centennial events. >>> a jury in chicago is getting ready for its first full day of fundamental deliberations in rod blagojevich. the jury received the case today and began their deliberations. rod blagojevich is accused of trying to sell barack obama's illinois senate seat which mr. obama vacated after being elected president. >>> two employees of an international software company in san francisco are accused tonight of writing themselves more than $2 million in extra payroll checks. they worked for autonomy incorporated. the women were financial analysts and a payroll clerk. the pair operated the scam for four years cutting themselves at least $2.6 million in bonus checks. >> they essentially ended up being foxes that were guarding the hen house. >> investigators say that the scam was discovered only

. >>> former first lady nancy reagan joined arnold schwarzenegger at a celebration honoring ronald reagan's birthday. reagan would have turned 100 next year. nancy reagan is 89. schwarzenegger happened by his old ride, the motorcycle from "terminator" which was on display there at the reagan library and he couldn't resist the chance to get back in the saddle again. >> reporter: be wary of flowery letters from dictators if you get one. new documents unveiled by the national archives include a lovely letter from benito mussolini of italy to fdr congratulating him on taking office, talking about his esteem for roosevelt. that was in 1933. two years later the two were in a titanic struggle for europe and the world. >>> up next, back to the gulf and a reminder that before there was an oil disaster there was a human tragedy. the night some heroes went to work and saved a lot of lives. tragedy. the night some heroes went to work and saved a lot of lives. when our clients' needs changed we changed to meet them. through the years, when some lost their way, we led the way with new ideas for the finan

i guess i agree with the colubrid the point about we bury ronald reagan. that is a stud point, he is buried and gone to heaven, may he rest in peace. it is his ideas that live on and his ideas and successful stewardship of america coming back in the 1980's that had such a positive influence. mr. reagan and those of us who served with him a not have been right about every single thing that happened, but his big picture idea, from my standpoint, which is lowering the tax and regulatory burden, getting the inflation rate down with paul volcker, and really encouraging an upbeat entrepreneurial country -- this is what we need. i don't recall ronald reagan ever turning around and blasting a businessman or a banker for making too much money or living high off the hog, that kind of rhetoric. i never recalled that. reagan was uplifting. he said, here's the problem, here is the solution. he was a man devoted to more entrepreneurship in the private sector and not the expansion of government. so, my great hope, unlike the call, is while reagan has passed a way, his id

michael reagan is chairman of the reagan group, son, of course, of the late president ronald reagan. mark lamont hill, professor at columbia university and contributor to the loop 21.com. and alicia menendez is senior adviser to the new democrat network. we'll start with you, dana. the tea party leader mark williams and his tea party express have been expelled by the national tea party federation for racially insensitive comments that he made. did you agree with that move? >> i think when i first heard about mark williams, i honestly thought mark williams who? and i don't want to get all catty. i think this dude is a legend in his own mind. why all this attention is being given to like one person? he's never represented an entire movement. he is, i think, to himself perhaps, he thought he did. but never to me. never to anybody that i know. and i just think that he says a lot of what he -- i he think says a lot of what he says for attention, honestly. >> larry: mark, was it correct to remove them and kind of expel them? >> absolutely, it was. this was one of the few responsible moves

. >>> ronald reagan will be honored for his birthday for special recognition. governor schwarzenegger signed two bills. reagan's birthday is february 6th and the first day of recognition falls next year on what would have been his 100th birthday. donations are being sought to celebrate the event. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00, a sixth baby has died whooping cough in california. the latest victim of a new outbreak of the disease. the illness has become an epidemic in the state. in one bay area county, some have refused to have their children vaccinated. our next newscast is the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.

. >>> california will honor president ronald reagan next february. governor schwarzenegger signed two bills monday aimed at paying tribute to the former california governor. the first designates february 6th as ronald reagan day. that was his birthday. the second bill establishes a commission to plan for the celebration for next february. it would have been reagan's 100th birthday. he died back in 2004. >>> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. those are the famous words from astronaut neil armstrong, 41 years ago today. millions of people watched on television as the crew of apollo 11 became the first ever on the moon. they splashed down in the pacific ocean four days later. president kennedy hat seat goal to get a man on the moon by 1970 and the famous steps happened six months ahead of schedule. >>> lindsay low hanns getting read -- lindsay lohan is scheduled to start her jail sentence today. there is some confusion on the details. after rumors started swirling that her newly hired attorney robert shapiro quit overnight. last night s

but ronald reagan's ideas are often you see he's very prescient. this idea i think has staying power. sooner or later we're going to get something ... we're going to get somewhere. >> lehrer: secretary shultz, thank you very much. >> ifill: the documentary turmoil and triumph will air tonight and the next two mondays on many pbs stations. there is a book of the same name accompanying the series. >> ifill: the major developments of the day, b.p. worked to fit a tighter containment cap over the blown- out well in the gulf of mexico. somali extremists with ties to al qaeda claimed to be behind bomb attacks in uganda that killed 74 people. and in havana former cuban president fidel castro made a rare appearance on cuban television this evening. he appeared relaxed and talkative during an interview with one of the country's most prominent talk shows. the 83-year-old has been largely out of the public eye since he fell ill four years ago. >> woodruff: also a correction before we go. in last friday's news summary we mistakenly displayed the logo of the oa

i am a proud ronald reagan, conservative -- i'm a proud, ronald reagan conservative. >> jim deakin. >> thank you for having us here today. i would not say that either of my opponents have been -- have had a remarkable careers. it is remarkable how often they have ignored the u.s. constitution -- voting for things like no child left behind and medicare part d. those are not conservative values. they need to be held accountable for their action. >> thank you very much. mr. hayworth. >> it is interesting to hear john go back to that. he has spent billions of dollars. john mccain claims he is a ronald reagan republican and right of the 80 violates the 11th commandment. the fact is, i made a mistake in making that video presentation. i'm willing to admit my mistakes. they were personal in nature. you have made a mistake after mistake that has hurt america. on tax cuts -- you voted no in 2001 and 2003 pretty support amnesty that would cost american $2.60 trillion in the retirement of its alone. >> that is the time. next question is deak mr.in. -- is for mr. deakin. some have said the financ

same thing happened to ronald reagan in 1982. this has been an interesting recession because it's hit different groups in different ways. unemployment is longer term. people are staying out of work twice as long as in the last recession and there's been this huge drop in household wealth, in savings and 401k's. who has that hit? i'm very sorry to report that it's hit the middle-aged generation you are looking at on your screen. gwen: i don't know what you're talking about [laughter] >> interestingly, elderly people have come out pretty well. they've got their investments and pensioned. younger people have been hit terribly in the job market but have their whole lives ahead of them. the group that's turned the most pessimistic as a shift has been baby boomers, the people who are going to retire over the next 10 years. >> doyle, what turns this around? obviously when things get better it turns around, but does it take longer to lose the depression they're suffering, to get back into community groups and -- how long does that take?